Darth Fader

What you know about mics could change everything... Microphones are the most important tools used in live sound. Just as a carpenter must know how to use power tools to accomplish a certain task,...

Recording Basics: Part 3

Darth Fader's series continues: Choosing a computer and interface...Once you’ve decided on software, choose a computer that runs it. I can’t tell you to go out and buy an XYZ Model 15A but I can tell...

Recording Basics, Part 2 - What Do You Need?

Darth Fader's series on recording continues...WHAT DO YA NEED?! So what do you need? Well you still need a bit of knowledge to make a good recording and that’s why you’re here in the first place. We...

Recording Basics: Part 1 - In a Land Far Far Away...

A long time ago (as recent as the late 1980’s) in a galaxy far, far away (New York, Nashville, Los Angeles and London) an Evil Empire (CBS and RCA Records, Sony, Geffen, Polygram) held an Iron Fist...